The Bee

Our Oracle Card draw for February

The Bee

Our oracle card draw for the month of February is from The Druid Animal Oracle-Working with the Sacred Animals of the Druid Tradition by Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm. The card is THE BEE, a symbol of community, activity and organization across cultures but with the additional aspect of celebration being added because of the Druid tradition regarding mead, the honey drink.

Mead is one of the oldest of drinks and was an integral part of the eight festivals of the Celtic calendar. With Imbolc or Brigid’s Day right around the corner, it seems fitting that we pulled Bee.  You will see lots about Brigid’s Day on further posts this coming week since I have a special connection and love of Brigid. But to remind us, Imbolc represents the first signs of spring. Snowdrop flowers peep up and lambing season begins. Celebration of the coming season and of the lengthening days is welcome even if here in western New York summer it is still frosty. 

Bees, of course, not only produce honey but are one of the most essential of earth’s beings. The Ancients knew that and honored the Bee. Bees are responsible for 80 percent of pollination worldwide. Our lives literally depend on the industry and vitality of the bees. Bees are increasingly endangered by the disruption of their habitat that development has brought and the prevalence of pollutants that are poisonous. We can- and must- act both locally and globally to help save the bees. Re-wilding projects are one of the major efforts underway around the world. I have been following my friend Gabriella Songbird’s participation in a Portuguese project on Facebook.

Not only are the bees vital to our survival, they remind us of not only celebration, but of industry, organization and commitment to community. All important reminders of what we want to hold on to as we make and react to change in our lives. Gabriella spoke to the meaning they have for her on her website peace-trails.com: “Honeybees have called me for a long time. They seem to be alchemists of a great order. Their hum and song inspired much of my sound work---taking me to connect with the hum that is  the greater deeper sound…”

I invite you to stop and imagine the hum of the honeybee. What comes to mind? Can you go deeper into your own knowing through their hum? If you have a fear of bees, can you transform that fear as you contemplate what they bring to our world through their busy-ness?

For me this oracle reminds me of the need for harmony and community and perseverance in my own life and in the world at large. It reminds me that we all are seeding change as we live our everyday lives and suggests I honor Mother Nature and strive to save our precious Earth as I go. 

May you enjoy the sweet nectar that comes from the effort of the bees throughout the month.